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==Korcula Originally a 'Dalmatian Latin' (Roman) Town==
==Korcula Originally a 'Dalmatian Latin' (Roman) Town==
In this editors opinion to-days Korčula was originally a '''Dalmatian Latin''' (Roman) town - Corcyra. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, a town was built in the early middle ages as a fortification against invading tribes. The question is then what happened to the town during the occupation of the Narentines Slavs? At this stage from the Editors point of view it is unknown. With the arrival of the Venetians in the middle ages it became a dual Latin (Romance) and Slavic town.The old town of Korčula continued to evolve as such until the end of the Republic in 1797. The town's old centre is of Venetian construction <ref> Encyclopaedia Britannica (publ. 1911)</ref> and many have pointed out its similarities to Venetian architecture.
In this editors opinion to-days Korčula started its life originally as a '''Dalmatian Latin''' (Roman) town - Corcyra. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, a town was built in the early middle ages as a fortification against invading tribes (the question is then what happened to the town during the occupation of the Narentines Slavs?). From 11th century it became a dual Latin (Romance) and Slavic town. <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books d=p3oGybOY1w4C&pg=PA103&dq=korcula+Venice++Slavs&hl=en&ei=oMBjTJPQBoicvgPkpPCeCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=korcula%20Venice%20%20Slavs&f=false When Ethnicity Did not Matter in the Balkans:] by John Van Antwerp Fine. (p103)</ref><ref>Smiciklas, ''CD'' V, (p237); N. Klaic, ''Povijest Hrvata u Razvijenom'', (p130) {{quote|
''In 1262 the Venetian praised the Slavs and Latins on the island of Korcula for submitting to the prince Venice had sent.'' }} What we can '''safely assume''' is that from the 13th century onwards there were '''two ethnic''' communities living on the island in the middle ages, one being descendants of the Roman Empire and the other being of Slavic descent. </ref> The old town of Korčula continued to evolve as such until the end of the Republic in 1797. The town's old centre is of Venetian construction <ref> Encyclopaedia Britannica (publ. 1911)</ref> and many have pointed out its similarities to Venetian architecture.
Two languages, the Romance Latin language called ''Dalmatian'' and the old Slavic Chakavian language became the norm on the island. With time these languages started to overlap. The written language was [[Latin]]. The fact that Slavs from the then neighbouring [[Directory:Croatia|Kingdom of Croatia]] also spoke old Slavic Chakavian could indicate that this group of Slavs once came from the same or closely related tribal group.
===Romanized Slavs===
===Romanized Slavs===
The new population of Narentines Slavs that invaded and then probably settled in the centre of the island spoke old Slavic-Croatian '''Chakavian''' which is the language of the old medieval Croatian Dukes. The centre of the island had its strategic qualities which allowed protection on all sides from attack by sea. It also had fertile land which allowed cultivation. After the invasion of Slavic tribes, the region stabilised to a certain extent. The Byzantines and the ''Republic of Venice'' and others, started to exert a political, economic and culture influence over the region.
The new population of Narentines Slavs that invaded and then probably settled in the centre of the island spoke old Slavic-Croatian '''Chakavian''' which is the language of the old medieval Croatian Dukes. The centre of the island had its strategic qualities which allowed protection on all sides from attack by sea. It also had fertile land which allowed cultivation. After the invasion of Slavic tribes, the region stabilised to a certain extent. The Byzantines and the ''Republic of Venice'' and others, started to exert a political, economic and culture influence over the region.